Garment



June 19, 1934. I c. GREGORY 1,963,659

GARMENT Filed NOV. 25. 1932 I ln/vemior \By 77/094260 e s Patented June 19, 1934 UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, 1,963,659 GARMENT Emma 0. Gregory, Minneapolis, Minn. Application November 25, 1932, Serial No. 644,342 3 Claims. (01. 2--90) This invention relates to garments and more particularly to a garment of the jacket type, more or less in the form'of a wide scarf having. sleeves formed in the ends thereof. Shawls and wraps v 5 for women have, of course, been'very common and in. recent times so-called shoulderettes have been utilized which comprise scarves or knitted webs having loops at their ends for engagement with the hands. Such garments usually can be 1 employed to cover the shoulders and neck of the wearer, but little or no provision is made for covering and protecting the back and the chest.

It is an object of my invention to provide an extremely simple and useful jacket which can be manufactured at low cost from an integral rectangular blank and which will cover the back, shoulders, arms and chest of the wearer.

A further object is to provide a novel and efficient method for making a complete jacket from an elongated sheet of material.

A more specific object is to provide, as an article of manufacture, an ornate, comfortable and warm garment of the class described which requires only a minimum of sewing or connection of portions of the sheet for its completion.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be more fully set forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views, and in which:-

' Fig. 1 is a view showing the front of the garment as it appears when worn;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the rectangular blank 7 from which the garment is constructed;

Fig. 3 illustrates the next step in the manufacture of the jacket;

Fig. 4 illustrates the folding of the upper corners of the elongated blank to form the front 40 flaps of the garment and also the stitching to complete the sleeve portions;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a suitable form of cuff or wristlet which may be attached to the sleeve portions of the garment;

Fig. 6 shows half of the finished garment laid out suitably to best show the construction, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary cross section taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6 showing the collar portion at the upper longitudinal edge of the garment.

In constructing my garment, loose knitted fabric is preferably employed since it adapts itself through its stretchability better to the contour of the wearer, but I have obtained successful results utilizing thin textile sheets, such as silk or v other cloth.

An elongated rectangular blank or sheet B is I provided as shown in Fig. 2 having the upper lon gitudinal edge 8, the lower longitudinal edge 9 and the end edges 10. This blank is folded longitudinally on substantially the dotted line 3:, as is illustrated in Fig. 3, the fold being approximately parallel with the lower longitudinal edge 9 of the blank. The upper corners of the sheet B are then folded against the body portion on diagonal lines y (see Figs. 3 and 4), the lower edges of the folded corners or flaps 11 lying substantially in registration with the longitudinal edge 9 of the sheet.

Sleeve portions are then formed by connecting the outer portions of the edge 9 with the registering or adjacent edges of the two folded corners or flaps 11. Connection is preferably made by stitching 12 which extends from the end of the sheet, that is, from the fold line y inwardly to a point intermediate of the end of the sheet and the free end of the flap in each instance. The edge 9 is not attached or connected with the body of the. sheet B between the stitching 12 and will drop down and normally be disposed in the unfolded position for wearing clearly shown in Fig. 6.

At its central portion the upper edge of sheet B is folded on a curved line x forming a collar to extend about the neck. A tying string 13 may, if desired, be inserted within the hem formed by turning the collar and as shown has its ends projected a considerable distance for tying purposes. The collar of the garment is stitched or otherwise secured in a few places to prevent it from unfolding.

If desired cufis or wristlets 14 of tubular construction may be independently knit or formed and may be stitched or otherwise secured to the annular edge of the sleeve portions of the garment.

A garment so formed is adapted to nicely conform to the shoulders and back and arms of the wearer in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 6. The flaps or folded corners of the sheet B extend downwardly from the shoulders and arms of the wearer covering the greater portion of the chest. The garment may be secured by the tie strings 13. There is sufiicient material, which assumes folds between the arm portions and the front edges of the flaps, to give adequate freedom for the movements of the arms of the wearer and because of the relatively great length of the sheet B the I unconnected portion of the lower edge 9 will be disposed at the bottom of the garment and will not assume the folded position shown in Fig. 4.

It will be noted that the longitudinal center 1x0 lines of the sleeve portions are disposed consid erably below the upper edge of the garment thereby enabling the garment to cover the back, shoulders and chest of the wearer.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a very ornate, comfortable jacket constructed from an integral rectangular sheet of fabric and adapted to cover the back, shoulders, arms and chest of the user. The manufacture of the garment requires only a minimum of sewing, labor and material and consequently my jacket may be made at very low cost.

It will, of course, be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, details, proportions and arrangement of the parts without departing from the scope of my invention and further that a wide length of textile or other thin flexible sheet material may be successfully utilized. It will further be seen that the folding and connection of the portions of the integral blank may be varied all within the scope of my improved method.

What is claimed is:-

1. The method of making a garment which consists in folding the two corners of the upper longitudinal edges of an elongated rectangular blank upon diagonal lines to form triangular flaps having edges which extend substantially parallel to the lower longitudinal edge of the blank, connecting said last mentioned edges of the two flaps with the lower longitudinal edge of the blank from the lines of folding to points intermediate of said lines of folding and the free ends of the two flaps and thereby forming a pair of tapered sleeve portions and leaving portions of said flaps free to be disposed at the front of the wearer.

2. A garment comprising an elongated, generally rectangular body having the two corners of the upper longitudinal edge folded upon diagonal lines to form relatively large triangular flaps, said flaps having edges which extend substantially parallel to the lower longitudinal edge of the blank, said last mentioned edges of said flaps being connected with the lower longitudinal edge of the blank for some distance to form sleeve portions, the corners of the folded upper longitudinal edge being free to provide flaps adapted to be disposed at the front of the wearer.

3. A garment comprising an elongated, generally rectangular body having the two corners of the upper longitudinal edge folded upon diagonal lines to form triangular flaps, said flaps having edges which extend substantially parallel to the lower longitudinal edge of the blank, said last mentioned edges of said flaps being connected with the lower longitudinal edge of the blank from the lines of folding to points intermediate of said lines of folding and the free ends of said two flaps thereby forming a pair of tapered sleeve portions and leaving portions of said flaps free to be disposed at the front of the wearer.

EMMA C. GREGORY. 

